linux installation

# setup
cd ~/.binaryninja/plugins/
git clone https://github.com/lucasduffey/binja_smali

about

• apkView.py - carves out the dex file, then overwrites the view with it
• dexView.py - responsible for rendering the dexView + dex arch in binary ninja
• dexFile.py - this deals with the dex file structure

upstream binja issues

• [CRITICAL] architecture doesn't have reference to the BinaryView https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/551 (might have workaround)
• [CRITICAL] SessionData doesn't persist. This would save the string table. (might have workaround)
• [CRITICAL] container format support: https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/133 (might have workaround)
• [LOW] function tray UI tree view https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/728
• [LOW] decompiled source code view: https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/541 (workaround documented below)

  
  decompiled source code view workarounds:

• show_plain_text_report
• show_html_report
• show_markdown_report

(semi-)fixed binja issues

• split python plugins from UI thread: https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/390
• block highlighting apis: https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/417

thanks

• https://github.com/ondreji/dex_parser/blob/master/dex.py
• https://github.com/androguard/androguard